epidemiology (noun)

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  Ronald Reagan On Government's Fundamental Flaws

  March 23, 2020 · 1 min read

  “Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.” – Ronald Reagan

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  misogyny (noun)

  November 8, 2019 · 1 min read

  Misogyny (mih-SAH-uh-nee) is a dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women. As I used it today: “Saudi Arabia, traditionally one of the world’s most misogynistic countries, has granted women…

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  insinuate (verb)

  May 22, 2020 · 1 min read

  To insinuate(in-SIN-yoo-ate) is to slide (oneself or a thing) slowly and smoothly into a position. As I used it today: “I like a loud argument as much as any Irish American, but I don’t like an intellectual…

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  mundane (adjective)

  October 15, 2019 · 1 min read

  Mundane (mun-DANE) means common, ordinary, banal, unimaginative. As I used it today: “One out of a thousand startups has the sort of success that makes for a good movie. The rest are mundane.”

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  churlish (adjective)

  October 23, 2019 · 1 min read

  Churlish (CHURL-ish) means rude, vulgar, surly. As used by Christopher Morley: “Happiness is surely the best teacher of good manners: only the unhappy are churlish in deportment.”

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